Would you like Seattle to host the Super Bowl?

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The NFL on Tuesday selected Minneapolis as the site for Super Bowl LII in February 2018. Which of course made us wonder: When, if ever, will Seattle host a Super Bowl?

After all, the NFL no longer can use weather as an excuse. New York and New Jersey hosted the first-ever outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city this past February, and Seahawks fans know exactly how that turned out.

CenturyLink Field can currently hold 67,000 for football and 72,000 for special events. (Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

But hosting the Super Bowl is about much more than just holding another football game. It’s also about creating a weeklong experience, putting on countless events and showcasing the host city to the entire world.

“I think we could do it as well as anybody,” Morton told seattlepi.com Tuesday. “We are a city that has changed dramatically, and I think it’s time for us to be on the world stage again.”

The Seattle Sports Commission has been interested in hosting a Super Bowl for years, Morton said. In fact, the intrigue dates back to the Kingdome days, when the NFL spurned Seattle and its then-new concrete stadium 12 times in favor of other cities.

Yet the topic reignited in January when the Seahawks were on their way to Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford, N.J., where the average February high is 30 degrees. If the New York City area can host a cold-weather Super Bowl, why can’t Seattle host a temperate one?

The NFL has traditionally required host cities with outdoor stadiums to have an average February temperature of 50 degrees. Morton told the Tacoma News Tribune in January that Seattle, with an average of 44, should no longer be overlooked because of six measly degrees.

“We’re still very interested in seeing the game come here,” Morton said Tuesday. “Our position and our stance hasn’t changed.”

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Morton even traveled to Super Bowl XLVIII to scope out New York’s big event. Super Bowls change from year to year and from city to city, he said, so it’s important to keep on top of what is expected of a host city.

In New York City, Morton confirmed his previous assertions: Seattle has everything a Super Bowl city needs.

And by the time of the next available Big Game — Super Bowl LIII in 2019 — Seattle will (cross your fingers) also have a new waterfront, improved access to CenturyLink Field and possibly even a new basketball arena. Transportation through downtown should be vastly improved, and even the Washington State Convention Center could expand, Morton said.

“All these sort of things could happen by then that could make (hosting) more likely,” Morton said.

But timing is everything. To make a bid, the Seahawks and owner Paul Allen must lead the way, Morton said. The community must be willing to rally around a Super Bowl. And the host team’s reputation is a big consideration of the NFL.

Which shouldn’t be a problem right now for the Seahawks, hot off their first-ever Super Bowl victory. (The team did not respond to a seattlepi.com request for comment for this story.) For Seattle, the 2013 season was unparalleled, with a national spotlight not just on the team but on the Hawks’ rabid and earsplitting fans.

Last season’s Seahawks fervor could open the door for Seattle to finally be taken seriously as a potential Super Bowl host city, Morton said.

“The Seahawks winning it may start building enthusiasm for it,” he said. “Maybe it’s the 12th Man that drives this. With that passion, who knows what we can do as a city?”